Currencies | September 2024

A Golden History

Kazakhstan’s new banknote series tells the story of the little-known but extraordinary Saka

ANALISA R. BALA

Productivity | September 2024

Productivity and Prosperity

Understanding productivity growth more fully is crucial because it plays such an outsize role in economic growth

GITA BHATT

Demographic change | September 2024

Demographic Decline

Falling fertility and aging populations pose significant challenges for many economies

ANDREW STANLEY

Globalization | September 2024

Into the Maelstrom

Before 2020, most people barely knew that something called the global supply chain existed

CHRIS WELLISZ

International organization | June 2024

An IMF for Tomorrow

As we mark the IMF’s 80th anniversary, we ask: How can the Fund continue to adapt to the new realities and the changing needs of our 190 members?

GITA BHATT

International cooperation | June 2024

Economic Possibilities for My Grandchildren

There is an economic promise to be made across generations, one that requires us to take decisive action this decade

KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA

Currencies | June 2024

The Money Archive

The Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection is thought to be the world’s largest of its kind

MELINDA WEIR

International organization | June 2024

The Evolving IMF

Over the past 30 years the IMF has adapted to global shocks and evolving member needs

Atish Rex Ghosh

ANDREW STANLEY

Podcast

Financial Fragilities Along Disinflation’s Last Mile

As inflation slowly subsides and optimism pervades financial markets, the latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) warns of potential setbacks. The IMF's Fabio Natalucci and Jason Wu discuss potential risks to the much anticipated soft landing.

FABIO NATALUCCI

Jason Wu

Podcast

The 2020s: Turbulent, Tepid or Transformational?

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva kicks off the 2024 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings from the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, with her customary curtain raiser speech. Go to IMF.org to follow the Annual Meetings and find all the IMF flagship reports, including the World Economic Outlook, the Global Financial Stability Report, and the Fiscal Monitor.

KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA